HB Surreal Health Blog

In recent years, asthma has become a significant health problem worldwide. Asthma is a chronic, treatable disease that causes narrowing of airways in the lungs in response to allergens, making it difficult to breathe. This is a respiratory condition that when not treated properly can easily result in death, if the attack is not attended to in time or is severe.

The biggest step that asthma sufferers are taught is how to monitor their own condition. Depending on the condition, there are three main steps for treatment and they are; preventing attacks, relief from the attacks and emergency treatment when a serious attack happens.

One form of relief for all patients is called a Bronchodilator which is designed only for less serious attacks but will be the only form of medication that mild sufferers will probably ever need. However, patients who experience regular attacks although they may be mild, will probably use a low-dose glucocorticoid or a mastcell stabilizer which would also be used in conjunction with a standard reliever.

It is also important that asthmatics learn what actually triggers an attack so they are able to stay clear of the triggers and possibly stop attacks completely. This particular respiratory problem has become to be recognized as a condition that is most associated with poor air quality and the reason why city dwellers are more likely to suffer.

Any medication is designed to relieve attacks but long term use can cause detrimental side-effects like fatigue, frequent dizzy spells, impotence, liver damage and depression. To help stop the rise in treatment associated problems many people with respiratory conditions are now using natural remedies to help treat the cause of the problem rather than drugs which are used to make the body’s immune system kick in.

The task is to strengthen the weak body systems then soothe and calm the hyperactive systems; this is done by substances called catalysts. By using natural medication, the side-effects are eliminated because they contain natural catalysts to soothe the body and restore it to a calm state.

Now yoga is being used as a natural substitute to medication as some yoga disciplines are centered on breath control which many asthma sufferers are finding beneficial to their condition and overall well-being. A good nutritional diet will also help improve the immune system but the importance of the asthma patient managing their condition should not be underestimated.